Device for applying belt-dressing to belts.



(Application lad. Jan. 4, 1902A (No Model.)

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WILLIAM'K. RICIIART, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA'.

Dl-:vicEFoR APPLYINGLBELT-DRESSING To BELTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 712,417, dated October 28, 1902. Applicatipn filed January 4,1902. Serial No. 88,464. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known' that I, WILLIAM K. RICHART, a citizen of the United States,.residing at Scranton, inthe county of 'Iiackawannu StateA of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Applying Belt-Dressing to Belts, of which the following is a specification. f

The purpose of this invention is to provide a device for applying hard belt-dressing to belts; and it comprises a box or holder for the beltdressing, a' roller extending across an open end of the casing," and devices for forcing the belt-dressing against the roller, Whereby when the latter is rotated by contact with a moving belt the belt-dressing will be melted by the friction of the roller and transferred to the surface of the belt in a semiliquid state and soak into the outer part of the belt before becoming cooled and solidified.

In the accompanyinglr drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is a plan View with the top of the casing removed, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central section through the device.

Referring to thei drawings, A indicates a casing comprising the sides l and 2, the top 3, and the bottom 4. As shown, the top and bottom are shorter than the sides, and journaled between the forward ends of the sides upon a rod or shaft 5 is aroller 6, which cl-oses the forward end of the casing. The roller is preferably made of wood having a smooth face. The sides l and 2 of `the casing are similarly constructed, each having a long longitudinal slot `'7, said slot-s being parallel` with `one another, and a cross-bar S extends transversely through the casing and through the slots 7. The belt-dressing B, which isin the form of a cake, generally having the consistency of soap, is arranged within the casing between the roller G and follower 9, thelat-ter being arranged between the cross-bar and the rear` eudof the cake of dressing.

Coiled springs lO and Il are secured to the 5o ranged in pairs uponvthe sides of the casing.

As shown, the pins12 are formed with central loops l5 for attachment to the forward ends of the springs.

In operation when it is desired to apply belt-dressing to belts, the latter being in motion, the' device is held with the roller bearing upon the belt. tated, and sufficient heat is generated by the friction of the roller upon the dressing to melt the latter, which is then carried out upon the roller and deposited in a semiliquid state upon the belt. As the cake of dressing wears away the follower moves it forward by the force of the springs. As the cake shortens the attaching-pins l2 may be moved forward and hooked over the succeeding pairs of studs, thus adjusting the tension of the springs. It is also desirable to provide devices by which the tension of the springs may be adjusted in order to apply greater pressure to very hard dressing than to softer material.

The surface of the roller should not be rough enough to grind or tear the belt-dressing, and it should not be smooth enough to ing and applying said dressing in its softened state to belts, a casing adapted to contain a cake of belt-dressing, a smooth roller extending across one end of the casing and adapted to be applied to the belt, and aspiring-pressed follower within the casing arranged to force the cake of dressing against the roller.

2. In a device for melting hard belt-dressing and applying said dressing in its softened state to belts, a casing adapted to contain a cake of belt-d ressing, a smooth wooden roller extending across one end of the `casing and adapted to be applied to the belt and a springpressed follower within the casing arranged to force the cake of dressing against the roller.

3. A casing adapted to receive a cake of belt-dressing, said casing being open at its The roller is thereby ro- ICD forward end and having longitudinal slots in its sides, a roller journaled between the sides of the easing and extending across the opening, a follower within the casing adapted to hold the cake of belt-dressing against the roller, a cross-bar in the rear of the follower and projecting through the slots in the sides of the casing, and springs connecting the ends of said bar to the casing and adapted to force the rod against the follower.

4. A casing adapted to receive a cake of belt-dressing, said casing being open at its forward end and having longitudinal slots in its sides, a roller journa-led between the sides of the casing and extending across the open- 

